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If an image paints a thousand words why do so many ads rely on so much text!
RetouchingPeter LaceyCreative Artworker
I have enjoyed many years of retouching since the late ‘80s for a mainly financial and charity based advertising agency, the Gate (London).
With the advent of massive image libraries and a direction to reduce costs that line of work has reduced, so much of the portfolio reflects that. However I continue to use my skills in this field to support client branding and educate our team.
I’ve always believed for a retoucher to be fully effective there’s a need to be involved in the process prior to any photoshoot and during the image selection process.
There should also be a desire to get the most out of the image, improve composition and maintain direction to reflect the style for the client.
I have a long history of working in print, pre-press and outdoor media. Initially in screen, litho and web-offset I was first employed as a sign writer and moved towards typesetting, retouching and client liason.
Fully conversant in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, colour management and integration with other applications, to ISO specifications. Moderate level of Dreamweaver.
Held full-time employment at a London agency for over 26 years to very specific brand guidelines producing financial report & accounts, packaging, press & online advertising, event projects, brand guidelines plus on-site client placement, working from home and tutoring.
I consider myself as a self motivated, friendly, team-player available for day or night shifts.
Hobbies include dj-ing, singer in a band, cooking and exotic pets.
111 Suttons Avenue, Hornchurch, Essex RM12 4LZ
0779 2652486 [email protected]
SOCIETE GENERALSociété Générale S.A. is a French multinational banking and financial services company headquarters in Paris.
The brief was to create a campaign that encouraged traders to join in the fun of their online trading challenge. Previous attempts by other agencies had failed to bring much interaction to what was considered a rather mundane approach.
Working alongside the Creative Director the concept of gladiators challenging each other was brought to life by
hiring costumes from the BBC, sourcing images of a bull ring, moody sky, traders and monitors. I was involved in modelling for the photo-shoot and I created a variety of images for use in print and online media.
The result was a high uptake in interaction and a repeat of the campaign the following year.
INSIGHTInsight Investment is a global asset manager responsible for over £400bn in assets.
Insight often required quite specific styles to their images and used a large range of hand painted artworks within their advertising. This particular image was a move away from that, where the client decided a little fun should
be the direction, but also a little clichéd. Their in-house design department attempted to create an image of the edge of the world. It was my position to start from scratch and produce something a little more believable.
INVESTECInvestec is an international specialist banking and asset management group based in the UK, South Africa and Australia
The initial brief was to create an iconic brand for Investec UK but the idea of a zebra (considered a little too common in South Africa) required a hard sell and a faultless approach. We had to polish our hero and create
a family of over 100 zebras, masked out to appear on a huge variety of print, online and outdoor media, including cricket and rugby pitches! The branding has subsequently allowed the zebra to be synonymous with Investec.
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FRANKLIN TEMPLETONFranklin Templeton Investments is a global investment firm based in America.
Our brief was to commission photography and to create an image that reflected Franklin Templeton’s ability to invest in any fixed income sector, currency or country, for their Templeton Global Total Return Bond Fund.
The shoot took place in a chalk quarry and subsequently involved a large amount of montaging and retouching to provide an image that worked on multi-page press advertising as well as online applications.
HSBCHSBC Global Asset Management is part of HSBC Group, one of the largest financial services organisations in the world.
HSBC imaging is referred to as Warm White, a duotone which ensures a broad spectrum of midtones with a defined White and Black point. This range of images
implements the binary coding creative which runs the length of major London thoroughfares. 8 images were created in total from commissioned aerial photography.
NEW STARNew Star Asset Management – Investment management company now part of Henderson Global Investors.
For the release of the New Star International Property Fund the creative brief examined world landmarks to replicate the feel of their UK Property Fund which was launched the previous year. As many of the buildings were shot in a variety of lighting conditions and
perspectives the challenge was to montage the elements to become one. I sourced images from photo libraries and compiled the elements for the out-door media, large format posters and press advertising.
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
At the Gate we maintained the Royal British Legion account for over 10 years, each year producing a huge variety of advertising for the Poppy Appeal.
The objective was to position The Royal British Legion as the foremost charity for the ex-service community as well as raising their awareness.
I was heavily involved in full time retouching for this client, including the Poppy Man, For Their Sake routes and the Victory Thanks campaign which used agency staff images to immitate WWII personnel.
FOR HI S SAKE, WEAR A POPPY.
To donate text POPPY to 70222*
0845 845 1945 www.poppy.org.uk*Cost £1.50 Plus standard network charges (at least £1 goes to the Poppy Appeal) [email protected] Reg. Charity No. 219279
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Typography & creative artwork
My experience in creating artwork stems back to the original days of dedicated code based typesetting equipment, before computers took a major role in this field. With personal tuition in this area, college courses in Pagemaker, online and DVD courses in Quark, Photoshop and Illustrator and subsequently InDesign I’ve built a sound foundation for creating artwork to an extremely high level.
I’ve also delved into digital design to gain a clear understanding of the medium which has helped drive senior creatives to have a better understanding when moving from print to an online medium.
I have many years experience in POS, direct marketing, press and digital advertising plus large format media, websites and social media.
I believe in constructing artwork that does well under scrutiny and serves to inform other operators on how to follow the style for the design. This is imperative when formatting large documents such as report and accounts, ensuring consistency and assisting global changes. I therefore provide examples of my artwork for people to take a good look under the bonnet.
I was asked, on a voluntary basis, to redesign the journal
for the British Tarantula Society, a scientific and
hobbyist publication that is provided in print and as an online interactive
document.
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10 UK Outlet Mall Partnership LP 11
Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Mall
• 348,064 square feet
• 147 units
• 3,200 car parking spaces
• Long Leasehold, expiring 2196
• Opened in 1995
• Class Open A1 Retail planning consent
• The largest outlet mall in the UK
• Located on junction 10 of M53 motorway
A key focus of this financial year was to further improve the tenant
mix in the Designer Quarter. Lettings have been completed to
Lulu Guinness, Joseph and Church’s. Lulu Guinness and Joseph
have traded at high densities but Church’s turnover has been
disappointing so far. Further work alongside the retailer is
currently underway to increase their turnover densities. Other
new lettings completed across the scheme include Rituals,
Crocs, Watch Station, Fossil and Kipling.
Cheshire Oaks is nearly 20 years old and parts of the scheme are
starting to look dated. There are several initiatives underway to
improve the customer experience in the future. This should help
attract new customers and also increase dwell time and average
spend. Planned improvements to the scheme include a refurbishment
of Phases 1 – 3 in a similar style to Phase 4 (the Designer Quarter),
refurbishment of the toilets and a signage upgrade.
In addition, confirmation has been given that, under the terms
of the head lease, another 14,500 sq ft of retail space can be
constructed. Plans are being drawn up for submission to the
planning authority. Discussions are also underway with Polo Ralph
Lauren for an upsize. Completion is planned for spring 2015.
Over the financial year, the catering offer was further improved by a
new letting to Ed’s Diner, who are achieving high trading densities. As
part of the future ‘vision’ for Cheshire Oaks, further improvements to
the catering offer and play area will be made.
The annualised occupied sales per square foot at the outlet was
£528.04, a significant increase from £480.43 in the previous
financial year. The total visitor count of 7.3 million was up by 5.5%
on the previous year’s figure of 6.9 million. Further improvement of
the luxury/premium offer has helped increase the average spend per
visitor from £23.14 to £24.24.
Bridgend Designer Outlet Mall
• 246,798 square feet
• 96 units
• 9 screen Odeon Cinema
• 2,000 car parking spaces
• Freehold
• Opened in 1998
• Class A1 Retail planning consent
• 7th largest outlet mall in the UK
• Located on junction 36 of M4 motorway
• Adjacent to Sainsbury’s store and hotel
There is a continued focus at Bridgend to attract higher quality
fashion operators. Since purchasing the outlet, significant progress
has been made in improving the fashion offer. New entrants this
year include Fat Face, Fossil and Watch Station. Further lettings also
include Tempur and Double Overhead (a surfing brand).
The catering offer has also been further improved. The unit formerly
occupied by KFC has been let to Ed’s Diner who have traded
strongly since opening. KFC have opened in a Drive Thru unit
which has also seen turnover growth compared to their previous
unit. Additional improvements in the food court are planned in the
next financial year with the potential to build a further catering offer
in the north car park.
Elements of the outlet are beginning to look outdated and
as a result further improvements are also planned with the
refurbishment of the customer toilets, improvements to the store
fascias and installation of clearer wayfinding signage. This will
create a more attractive shopping environment for customers.
The annualised occupied sales per square foot at the outlet was
£341.84, which is a 10.9% increase from the previous financial
year. The total visitor count of 3.7 million was consistent with the
previous year’s figure, and in addition, the average spend per visitor
was up from £16.45 to £18.22, which is an increase of 10.7%. This
is in contrast to a higher increase in footfall last year but a lower
average spend. The increased turnover reflects an improvement in
merchandising within the stores as well as an enhanced tenant
line-up. This will be helped further following the employment of a full
time retail manager.
Investment Manager’s report (continued)
Investment Manager’s report (continued)
Bridgend Cheshire Oaks
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Responsible property investment
Sustainability remained high on both the industry and Fund’s
agenda over the last year. Government intervention continues to
increase, with the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations and
changes to Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), draft Energy
Bill, simplification of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC),
launch of the Green Deal, review of the Feed-in Tariff and the
announcement that Greenhouse Gas Reporting will become
mandatory for listed companies. The Fund continues to manage
sustainability risks and pursue opportunities through Henderson’s
Responsible Property Investment programme, and is committed to
reporting performance transparently to investors, in line with best
practice sustainability reporting recommendations.
Carbon performance
• 9% reduction in annual electricity consumption 2013 ~
£60,000 saving
• 7% reduction in scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions from
2012 to 2013
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB)
The Fund was awarded a ‘Green Star’ in the 2012 Global Real
Estate Sustainability Benchmark, being ranked 5th in its peer group
of 17 UK retail funds. The portfolio scored highly for policy &
disclosure, risk & opportunity management and environmental
management system, which drove performance improvements in
energy, greenhouse gas and water management.
Sustainability Action Plans
The Fund has drafted a Sustainability Action Plan for each outlet,
with McArthurGlen’s property management and technical teams.
The Plans contain long term targets and short term actions in key
areas including energy, waste, water, suppliers & contractors,
biodiversity, travel, green leases, occupier and community
engagement. The Plans set the detailed environmental programme
framework for the year ahead, allow good practice to be shared
between the outlets and enable us to track and report on progress
towards annual targets.
Responsible property management
• Energy efficient LED lighting installed at Bridgend and Cheshire
Oaks, reducing operational and maintenance costs.
• Proposal for installing photovoltaic (PV) solar panels at Cheshire
Oaks with a year one yield on cost of 9.9% and 25 year IRR of
12.3%, and for installing a solar thermal system at Bridgend to
provide hot water for the toilet blocks with a return on investment
(ROI) greater than 15% and payback period of six years.
• Waste management review was undertaken in order to increase
income from recyclates and reduce uplift, transport and landfill
costs. The Fund has started recycling food waste and continues
to aim for zero direct to landfill.
• Charity projects included the donation of space, fund-raising,
staff gardening challenge, provision of a children’s play area,
donation of recycling bins and support for local Young
Enterprise Scheme, all of which combined to increase footfall
and strengthen our outlets’ brands and relationships with local
communities.
• Biodiversity action plan including bat and bird boxes, wildlife
sanctuary, nursery area for the propagation of own plants, plant
infill programme and feasibility review into the installation of
beehives. Biodiversity is currently declining in the UK and is
essential for water and air quality, agricultural pollination, climate
change adaptation and public health.
Industry initiatives
• The Fund engages with and influences real estate policy
makers through the BCSC sustainability committee, AREF
environmental & social governance committee, IIGCC property
working group and Green Property Alliance.
• Henderson became a founder participant in the IPD/RICS
initiative ‘EcoPAS’ assessing the potential impact of key
environmental factors to portfolio performance and
investment value.
• Henderson is an active member of the Better Building
Partnership, including the Landlord Energy Rating display
energy certificate and Green Lease projects.
Impact area (INREV Sustainability Performance Measures: Like-for-Like)Units of
measurement2013 2012
Energy
Total energy consumption from electricity [GRI: EN4]
kWh
9,326,404 9,768,797
of which exclusively sub-metered to tenants 3,549,569 3,205,783
Total energy consumption from natural gas [GRI: EN3] 4,794,689 4,164,295
subset of fuels consumption which is sub-metered to tenants 177,429 198,674
Greenhouse gas emissions
Total direct GHG emissions [GRI: EN16 – GHG Protocol Scope 1]
kg CO2e
855,163 734,473
Total indirect GHG emissions [GRI: EN16 – GHG Protocol Scope 2] 3,006,091 3,415,196
Total indirect GHG emissions [GRI: EN16 – GHG Protocol Scope 3] 1,879,951 1,704,990
Water Total water withdrawal [GRI: EN8 partial] m3 77,195 75,566
Waste
Total weight of waste [GRI: EN22]
metric tonnes
2,796 2,511
Total weight of waste – Recycled [GRI: EN22] 1,412 1,328
Total weight of waste – Off site material recovery [GRI: EN22] 459 269
Total weight of waste – Incineration with energy recovery [GRI: EN22] 10 26
Total weight of waste – Composting/anaerobic digestion [GRI: EN22] 914 888
Percentage of waste by disposal route – Recycled [GRI: EN22]
proportion by weight (%)
51% 53%
Percentage of waste by disposal route – Off site material recovery [GRI: EN22] 16% 11%
Percentage of waste by disposal route – Incineration with energy recovery [GRI: EN22] 0% 1%
Percentage of waste by disposal route – Composting/anaerobic digestion [GRI: EN22] 33% 35%
Note: Upstream sustainability services at Jones Lang LaSalle have undertaken data quality assurance on the above environmental performance data.
Data coverage notesThe data disclosed in the like-for-like indicators includes the three assets in the Fund for which Henderson has procurement responsibility for energy and water supplies and waste, these being Bridgend, Cheshire Oaks and Swindon. The data disclosed included the same three outlets in 2012 and 2013.
Energy and greenhouse gases notesEmissions factors are based upon DEFRA guidance. Emissions are reported using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and INREV Sustainability Best Practices guidelines. Natural gas emissions use the DEFRA emissions factors based on UK natural gas calculations, as the greenhouse gas content of natural gas varies only marginally over time and between regions. Scope 3 emissions are for landlord-obtained consumption that is sub-metered to tenants only, and do not include business travel or supply chain emissions. Emissions are reported as kilogrammes of CO2 equivalent (kg CO2e).
Water notesWater consumption is for landlord-obtained “shared services”, common parts and any services provided to tenant areas.
Henderson Global Investors Limited
Responsible property investment (continued)
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2013
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2013
12. Creditors – amounts falling due after one year
Fund Fund 2013 2012 £’000 £’000
Gross bank loans 210,000 210,000Unamortised finance costs (331) (570)Developer performance fee accruals – 962 209,669 210,392
The Fund has entered into hedging arrangements with Bayerische Landesbank under the terms of which the Fund has either fixed or limited its interest cost for the full term of the facility. The fair value of these hedges as at 31 March 2013 is a loss of £14.0 million (2012: loss of £21.0 million). This revaluation is not recognised in the Financial Statements.
As at 31 March 2013 the Fund has a £210 million debt facility with Bayerische Landesbank which incurs interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus a margin of 1.10%, payable quarterly in arrears. The facility was fully drawn in August 2008.
The debt facility contains certain covenants detailing, amongst others, minimum interest cover ratio (ICR) and loan-to-value (LTV) ratio on the basis of market valuation of the properties. At the year end the loan-to-value ratio was 48.6% compared to the covenant of 65%. The Fund must maintain a minimum ICR of 150% and for the 22 May 2013 interest payment date (IPD), based on rent collected and expenditure as at 31 March 2013, an ICR of 193% was reported to the bank.
13. Limited Partner Funds
Fund Partnership Fund Partnership 2013 2013 2012 2012 Notes £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Initial investment – Partners’ capital 2 2 2 2Initial investment – Partners’ loans 181,231 181,231 181,231 181,231Revaluation reserve 14(a) 37,911 – 15,275 –Performance fee reserve 14(b) (2,192) – (962) –Partners’ current account 15 – 35,719 – 14,313Partners’ retained profits 15,181 15,181 8,802 8,802 232,133 232,133 204,348 204,348
8. Investments (continued)
Partial funding for the assets as described above occurs via Trinity Luxembourg S.à r.l (“Trinity”), an entity which is treated as a quasi-subsidiary for the purpose of these financial statements and consolidated.
The Partnership lent Trinity £77.25 million. Under the terms of the loan agreement Trinity is required to lend this money on to the underlying property holding partnerships. All loan agreements contain interest clauses such that no material results or balances will remain in Trinity.
Trinity is run by a charitable trust and not legally owned by the Partnership or any related entity.
9. Debtors Fund Partnership Fund Partnership 2013 2013 2012 2012 Notes £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Rents receivable 2,052 – 1,920 –Monies due from managing agents 1,534 – 1,333 –Unamortised lease incentives 7 5,096 – 4,704 –Interest receivable from Trinity – 742 – 803Distribution receivable from underlying partnerships – 15,004 – 5,929Affiliate company debtors – – – 5,060Other debtors and prepayments 140 50 50 50 8,822 15,796 8,007 11,842
10. Cash Fund Partnership Fund Partnership 2013 2013 2012 2012 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Cash at bank 11,438 501 6,769 519Restricted cash 2,936 – 3,159 – 14,374 501 9,928 519
Restricted cash represents rent held by Bayerische Landesbank, as transferred regularly by McArthurGlen, until the quarterly interest payment is deducted and the balance released to the Fund.
11. Creditors – amounts falling due in less than one year
Fund Partnership Fund Partnership 2013 2013 2012 2012 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Capital accruals 300 – – –Developer performance fee accruals 2,192 – – –Interest payable 1,383 – 1,420 –Distribution payable 1,828 1,828 1,276 1,276VAT payable 653 – 383 –Other creditors and accruals 1,742 14 1,752 9 8,098 1,842 4,831 1,285
HENDERSON
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FF MPF Quarterly Investment ReviewBond Funds
Fixed Interest Fund Eurozone Long Bond Fund
The Fixed Interest Fund invests in primarily Eurozone AAA Government and Eurozone Corporate Bonds. Euro Government AAA bonds must constitute at least 80% of this Fund. This Fund is suitable for the risk averse investor and will perform well if interest rates are falling. However, in a rising interest rate environment, this Fund can produce negative results. The underlying benchmark for the Fund is a composite of 10% Barclays Euro Aggregate Credit Index and 90% Barclays Euro Aggregate Treasury AAA 5+ years.
Fund objective
Performance (%) period to 30 September 2012
The Eurozone Long Bond Fund invests primarily in Eurozone government AAA bonds with a maturity exceeding ten years. It can also invest in corporate bonds. The Fund is suitable for matching longer term pension liabilities. The underlying benchmark for the Fund is the 100% Barclays Euro Aggregate Treasury AAA 10+ years.
Fund objective
Performance (%) period to 30 September 2012
Market review Growth in the eurozone has remained shackled by the deep recession in the nations of the periphery. While this would normally have supported bonds issued by the more highly rated, core countries, the market was subdued over the quarter. Instead, focus switched to the periphery nations following the European Central Bank’s commitment to intervene in the markets in attempt to reduce unsustainably high borrowing costs. Core markets were also held back by data reporting that inflation had jumped by more than expected in August. This weakened the case for a further reduction in interest rates.
ActivityWe made a number of moves in terms of geographic positioning over the quarter. We reduced the portfolio’s exposure to France as we became more negative on its economic outlook. The Netherlands was the main beneficiary of this move following the elections in which the centre parties did better than expected. We continued to actively trade duration.
PerformanceExposure to highly rated non-government bonds proved positive with spreads tightening as investors became more willing to take on risk in the search for yield. We actively adjusted the portfolio’s duration and added value with our positioning ahead of a significant extension in the index at the end of July notable for its impact. In contrast to the previous quarter being underweight long-dated bonds added value as they lagged other parts of the curve.
Market commentaryMarket commentary
Market review Growth in the eurozone has remained shackled by the deep recession in the nations of the periphery. While this would normally have supported bonds issued by the more highly rated, core countries, the market was subdued over the quarter. Instead, focus switched to the periphery nations following the European Central Bank’s commitment to intervene in the markets in attempt to reduce unsustainably high borrowing costs. Core markets were also held back by data reporting that inflation had jumped by more than expected in August. This weakened the case for a further reduction in interest rates.
ActivityWe made a number of moves in terms of geographic positioning over the quarter. We reduced the portfolio’s exposure to France as we became more negative on its economic outlook. The Netherlands was the main beneficiary of this move following the elections in which the centre parties did better than expected. We continued to actively trade duration.
PerformanceExposure to highly rated non-government bonds proved positive with spreads tightening as investors became more willing to take on risk in the search for yield. We actively adjusted the portfolio’s duration and added value with our positioning ahead of a significant extension in the index at the end of July notable for its impact. In contrast to the previous quarter being underweight long-dated bonds added value as they lagged other parts of the curve.
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8.28
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-4.93
8.48
-0.10
Maturity profile
Fund weightings relative to benchmark (%)
Description Fund Index Relative
Modified Duration (Years) 9.12 9.19 -0.07
Weighted Yield (Years) 1.91 1.87 0.04
Duration
As at 30/06/2012 As at 30/09/2012 % %
Euro Government Bonds 84.7 83.7
Direct Holdings 47.4 44.0
Long Bond Fund 37.4 39.6
Euro Credits 13.6 14.9
Direct Holdings 0.0 0.0
Credit Participations 12.6 13.1
Covered Bonds 0.8 1.8
Long Bond Fund 0.3 0.0
Government Related 0.2 0.0
Govt Related Long Bond Fund 0.2 0.0
Cash 1.4 1.4
Total Fund 100.0 100.0
Figures may not tally due to rounding
Asset allocation
Description Fund Index Relative
Modified Duration (Years) 13.38 13.59 -0.21
Weighted Yield 2.43 2.43 0.00
Duration
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2030/06/2012 30/09/2012
2.073.91
-18.89
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Maturity profile
Fund weightings relative to benchmark (%)
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30/06/2012 30/09/2012
Credit rating
Rating allocation (%)*
*excluding cash
3 months YTD 1 year 3 years 5 years
Fixed Interest Fund (Net) 4.0 8.7 8.9 4.5 5.1
10% Barclays Euro Aggregate Credit Index90% Barclays Euro Aggregate Treasury AAA 5+ years (Gross)
3.9 8.5 8.4 4.7 6.0
Fund size as at 30 September 2012 €134.9m
3 months YTD 1 year 3 years 5 years
Eurozone Long Bond Fund (Net) 4.6 8.7 8.6 5.4 6.0
100% Barclays Euro Aggregate Treasury AAA 10+ years (Gross) 4.7 9.1 9.0 5.7 6.4
Fund size as at 30 September 2012 €91.1m
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F&C Quarterly Investment ReviewEquity-Linked Bond Funds
Overseas Equity-Linked UK Gilt Fund OEIC
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide a total return by investing predominantly in UK government securities together with approximately 100% exposure to overseas equities through exchange traded futures.
Fund objective
Fund Performance
Performance (%) period to 30 June 2014
Fixed interest 75.1%
Cash 24.9%
All data as at 30 June 2014.
S&P 500: 33.3%
Euro Stoxx 50: 32.7%
Topix: 17.3%
Hang Seng: 8.5%
SPI 200: 8.2%
Total equity exposure 98.1%
% total equity exposure by geography
Benchmark 3 months 1 year 3 years Since Inception*
Fund %
Benchmark %
Fund %
Benchmark %
Fund %
Benchmark %
Fund %
Benchmark %
Overseas Equity-Linked UK Gilt Fund
Composite Equity Index
6.3 4.6 25.8 22.5 18.8 12.6 16.5 11.2
Gilts FTSE Actuaries UK Government> 15 years
2.3 2.3 5.3 5.3 8.5 8.7 7.8 7.7
Cash 7 day LIBID GBP 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4
Fund size as at 30 June 2014
£24.0m
Fixed income allocation
Property Fund
Property Fund OEIC
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31/03/2014 30/06/2014
20.8018.40
19.60
27.50
19.3021.60
0.0 0.0
7.508.30
29.7027.40
Sector weighting
Sector allocation is absolute (%)
The Fund aims to provide a total return based on income and capital appreciation through investment in UK real estate. The Fund may also hold cash, government and public securities, derivatives and units in collective investment schemes. The Fund will have scope to invest in both exchange traded and OTC derivatives, although the latter will not be available for purchase at launch.
The Fund aims to maximise total return through investment mainly in a diversified portfolio of UK commercial property, seeking to add value through strategic asset allocation, stock selection and asset management. Property will normally be owned directly but participation in co-ownership arrangements such as unauthorised unit trusts and limited partnerships is permitted where the arrangements do not result in additional restrictions on the liquidity of the Fund.
The Fund is unlikely to be 100 per cent invested in direct property assets in order to maintain an appropriate level of liquidity for an open-ended fund.
Fund objective
Fund commentary
Performance (%) period to 30 June 2014
3 months YTD 1 year 3 years
Property 3.6 6.1 11.8 6.0
IPD UK Monthly Index 5.1 9.1 17.6 8.6
Fund size as at 30 June 2014 £154.4m
*Performance comprises direct property holdings, investment trusts and income.
FundThe fund return was positive over the quarter, with both the gilt and equity markets rising. This enabled the fund to outperform the equity benchmark.
Overseas EquitiesEquities were boosted by growing conviction in the global economic recovery and dovish statements on monetary policy by the major central banks. Geopolitics was a secondary theme, with conflict in the Middle East and the crisis in Ukraine causing bouts of volatility and pushing up the price of oil. In a sign of growing confidence, merger and acquisition activity hit a seven-year high. Emerging market assets enjoyed strong returns and increasing demand as a fall in US bond yields diverted capital to higher yielding markets. Globally the best-performing countries were Turkey and India, while Greece and Ireland fell sharply because of profit taking.
GiltsThe gilt market made gains over the second quarter. Bonds responded well to indications that monetary policy in the US would remain loose. Statements from the Bank of England were less clear, however, as the governor Mark Carney appeared to amend his earlier guidance by hinting that interest rates may rise sooner than the market expected. Nevertheless, his indication that interest rates would eventually settle at around 2.5% helped support the longer-dated part of the market. Inflationary pressures remained muted as wage rises were weak. Over the quarter, the yield on the benchmark ten-year gilt fell from 2.73% to 2.68%.
MarketUK commercial property delivered another strong performance in the first three months of 2014, seeing a total return of 3.9% according to the IPD Monthly Index. Offices and industrials are still outperforming retail property but all the main sectors saw double digit total annualised total returns during the period and positive growth in capital values. London and the south-east generally continued to outperform the regions. Rental growth in the quarter was 0.4%, in-line with the previous quarter, driven by the office and industrial sectors. Investment activity moved lower after a strong final quarter last year but a lack of stock rather than lack of demand appears to be the main constraint and pressure remained on yields in most parts of the market. The annual income return from property at 6.7% is attractive in comparison with many other asset classes and the sector continuing to see solid inward flows of money into funds from retail buyers.
ActivityThe fund is continuing to expand with a further four properties either completed or exchanged over the first quarter. These include properties in Balham, Greater London, Kings Cross, London, Worcester and Winchester let to tenants such as Sainsbury’s, Lloyds Bank, BrandPie and Cath Kidston. The Fund has one property under offer in Aberdeen and is bidding on a further three properties located throughout the UK.
The Fund’s properties remain 100% occupied. There are no voids and this continues to maximise the income return.
There were no significant asset management initiatives in the three-month period.
Performance The underlying properties produced a total return over the first quarter of 2.4%. This is made up of 0.7% capital and 1.7% income.
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FTSE Actuaries Index Linked All Stocks index
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Name 1 month 3 months YTD 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
UK Equity
FTSE All-Share 1.1 4.7 8.2 17.2 8.0 1.7 9.0
FTSE Small Cap ex Investment Trusts 3.4 11.0 25.9 21.4 4.8 -2.3 7.1
International Equities
FTSE All World Developed Europe (ex UK) 1.6 6.6 8.6 12.5 -0.4 -1.5 9.7
FTSE World North America 1.0 3.5 11.6 24.2 12.1 5.9 8.3
FTSE All World Japan 0.7 -3.6 -1.7 -5.2 -0.7 -1.7 3.5
FTSE All World Asia Pacific (ex Japan) 4.2 6.7 11.4 16.2 7.3 4.7
MSCI Emerging Markets 4.3 4.8 8.1 13.2 5.6 3.7 17.1
Fixed Interest
FTSE Actuaries British Government All Stocks -0.7 1.1 3.1 8.3 7.8 8.3 6.0
FTSE Actuaries British Government Fixed Over 15 Years -1.3 1.1 3.2 13.0 10.7 10.1 6.7
FTSE Actuaries British Government Over 5 Years Index-Linked -3.7 -3.2 -4.3 5.0 9.3 8.3 7.3
Merrill Lynch Sterling Non Gilts 0.8 5.6 10.9 13.6 8.9 7.2
Merrill Lynch Sterling Non Gilts Over 15 Years 0.0 6.2 11.3 15.4 10.6 8.8 6.5
Merrill Lynch EMU Direct Government AAA +15 Years
JP Morgan Global Government (ex Japan) -0.5 -0.3 0.4 0.6 2.9 10.3 6.8
IPD 0.0 0.4 1.6 3.3 11.2 -1.9 6.0
LIBID 7 Day Rate 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.6 3.0
Interest Rates
UK Base Rate 0.50
US Federal Funds 0.25
Market Returns in Sterling Terms% change, period to 30 September 2012
Global equity markets overcame a steady flow of disappointing data on economic growth to post gains in the third quarter. Share prices advanced on the back of hopes that intervention in the bond markets by the European Central Bank would buy time in the battle to resolve the sovereign debt crisis. This caused European stock markets to post some of the strongest gains. A general recovery in risk appetite was given further impetus by the US Federal Reserve’s announcement that it was implementing a third round of financial stimulus through its quantitative easing (QE) programme. Growth stocks were the main beneficiaries as investors anticipated a rebound in confidence similar to that which accompanied earlier tranches of QE. The most disappointing major market was Japan, which slid in value as manufacturers lost confidence and exporters suffered from feeble external demand.
Global government bonds had a mixed quarter. The highest rated markets such as the US, UK and Germany struggled to make headway as investors shifted assets towards more risky asset classes. However, eurozone periphery bonds were a beneficiary, with yields falling as the European Central Bank stated its intention to buy up the short-term debt of the most distressed nations in a bid to force down government borrowing costs. Announcements of further tranches of quantitative easing in the US, Japan and the UK did not, as in previous rounds, lead to bond prices posting meaningful gains. In the US and UK, worries about the diminishing effectiveness of such programmes and the possibility of inflationary pressures growing over the medium term meant that performance was subdued.
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The Fund’s objective is to maintain a position within the top third of the Balanced Universe of the CAPS Pooled Pension Fund Update over rolling three-year periods. Asset allocation decisions are based on the survey average and the weightings adjusted by the Manager to reflect the shorter-term attractions of different classes and markets. Although the Fund invests in a wide range of asset classes, it has a significant bias towards equities and, in particular, UK equities.
Fund objective
Market reviewEquity markets overcame a steady flow of disappointing data on economic growth to post gains in the third quarter. Share prices advanced on the back of hopes that intervention in the bond markets by the European Central Bank would buy time in the battle to resolve the sovereign debt crisis. This caused European stock markets to post some of the strongest gains. A general recovery in risk appetite was given further impetus by the US Federal Reserve’s announcement that it was implementing a third round of financial stimulus through its quantitative easing programme. Global government bonds had a mixed quarter. The highest rated markets such as the US, UK and Germany struggled to make headway as investors shifted assets towards more risky asset classes. Corporate bonds made gains on the back of improving risk appetite and negative net issuance.
ActivityWe held a slight overweighting of equities during the quarter as we felt that risk assets offered better prospects, despite the uncertain macro-economic backdrop. As it became clear that the European Central Bank was taking meaningful steps to resolve the sovereign debt crisis, we increased our exposure to the attractively valued European stock market. To fund this move, we trimmed our exposure to North America back to underweight as we were concerned that government spending cuts and tax rises in 2013 would hurt investor sentiment. We were also mindful that the US, being a more defensive market, would underperform if risk appetite remained strong. Emerging markets remained favoured, despite a deterioration of fundamentals.
Within the bond segment, we preferred corporate bonds as robust company balance sheets were lending support to valuations. Government bonds continued to offer little value given the extremely low yields on offer.
PerformanceThe Fund’s marginal outperformance of the benchmark index can be attributed to asset allocation, with the overweighting of equities proving judicious. The exposure to Europe ex UK, which was raised over the quarter, also added value.
At the Fund level, the UK and emerging markets equity portions suffered from disappointing returns in July and August as their favoured good-quality companies were hit by deteriorating sentiment. The Fund’s Japanese holdings boosted relative performance, however.
The Fund profited from its overweighting of corporate bonds over the quarter. Within that segment, the overweighting of some of the higher-beta sectors, particularly financials, worked well.
Market commentary
Source: CAPS Pooled Pension Fund Final Update to 30 September 2012. Calculation basis: offer to offer, income reinvested at offer, net of fees, 3, 5 and 10 year figures are annualised.
AllocationAs at 30/06/2012
%As at 30/09/2012
%
Total Equity 76.6 78.4
Total UK Equity 40.5 40.2
European 7.9 11.2
North American 15.8 12.5
Japan 2.8 4.5
Far Eastern 3.9 4.4
Emerging Markets 5.7 5.6
Total International Equity 36.1 38.2
Government Bonds 6.4 6.8
Corporate Bonds 3.9 3.3
International Bonds 4.0 3.6
Index Linked 0.1 0.1
Total Fixed Interest 14.4 13.8
Property 0.6 0.6
Cash 8.4 7.2
Total Fund 100.0 100.0
Figures may not tally due to rounding
Asset allocation
Performance (%) period to 30 September 2012
1 month 3 months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Mixed Fund 1.0 4.0 7.3 12.5 5.4 2.0 8.1
CAPS Pooled Pension Fund Update – Balanced Median 1.2 3.9 7.2 13.7 6.4 2.3 8.5
Fund size as at 30 September 2012 £77.9m
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Investment Objective: The investment objective of the Fund is to provide a return in the form of both income and capital appreciation.
Fund Outlook: We hoped to gain clarity on the path of transitional improvement in financial conditions as we progressed in 2015. However, we believe that a number of extremely unusual structural features remain present, which have delayed this resolution. However, the point of divergence in monetary policy has now been reached as the USA moves into tightening mode as most other countries remain on extremely easy monetary policy settings. This has not happened for over a decade and will likely cause a number of tensions and unintended consequences in markets. The US dollar appears key to future developments. The most obvious threat is for a continued strengthening in the US dollar which could provoke a crisis, led most plausibly by emerging markets. However, long positioning in the US dollar is still one of the most crowded trades in markets and could unwind. If the US dollar then weakened this would ease deflationary pressures and a violent rally in the under owned and depressed areas of markets; such as selective emerging market equities and commodities, could follow.We continue to remain very concerned about the growing indications that the credit cycle has entered a very advanced phase that usually precedes a pickup in defaults. This would be more negative for equity markets given that credit spreads are being priced close to equivalent recession levels. We believe that China should stabilise after the stimulus measures enacted and this will lend some support to global growth and commodities. However, there is an obvious danger that the currency is further devalued and this unleashes further deflationary forces into the global economy. We feel that the risk of policy error is very high and the Fed will waiver in 2016 and this will cause a lot of rotational activity. We believe that they will
FUNDMANAGEMENT
Asset Allocation as at 31st December 2015 (%)
Cash 4.93UK Equities 25.48European Equities 14.28US Equities 7.53Japanese Equities 4.84Other Equities 3.52Alternatives 20.87Bonds 18.55
Cumulative Fund Performance 31st December 2015 (%)
1 year 2 year 3 year 5 year 10 year
Fund -0.62 1.76 17.56 22.13 43.95
Sector Average 2.66 7.66 23.24 28.05 55.59
FTSE WMA Balanced Index (Total Return)
2.70 10.13 25.68 37.36 73.28
Source: Financial ExpressDiscrete Performance 12 Months to 31st December 2015 (%)
2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011
Fund -0.62 2.4 15.53 9.95 -5.52Source: Financial ExpressPast performance is not an indication of future performance. All performance is quoted net of charges. All performance in this factsheet is based on Income A shares in GBP.
move from a short term softening of tone, to a more hawkish bias around the end of Q1, only to relent on rate rises in the second half of 2016 as US growth momentum fails to sustain. As a result there is some caution warranted given it would result in extremely elevated bond, equity and currency volatility. The obvious downside risk is that a marked slowdown or recession unfolds in the US provoked by policy error. However, in the meantime we see that most central banks have been given a free pass to extend stimulus and usually this has positively impacted asset prices. Strategy: The fund is a fund-of-funds adopting a multi-asset, multi-manager approach to portfolio construction.Guidelines: This fund may be suitable for investors who are seeking capital growth from investing in global stock markets and who are prepared to accept average levels of volatility. This fund is aimed at investors who require an actively managed and diversified portfolio who have an investment time horizon of at least five years. While a broad range of asset classes can be used, typically a maximum of 85% of the underlying portfolio can be invested in global shares.Please see the Key Investor Information Document and Prospectus for further information. These documents also provide further information about the risks that apply when investing within the fund. The value of investments and any income from them is not guaranteed and my go down as well as up; you may get back less than the amount you invested. City Financial Investment Company Limited were appointed as sub-investment manager of the fund on 14th August 2015.
Source: City Financial Investment Company Limited
Share Class Information
Balanced A Inc Balanced B Inc
ISIN GB00B00LNF80 GB0033184986
Sedol B00LNF8 3318498
Bloomberg SNGMPIR SNGMPII
Minimum Investment Amounts £5,000.00 £10,000.00
Initial Charge (max) 4.50% Nil
Annual Management Charge (AMC) 1.50% 0.75%
Ongoing Charge (includes AMC) as at 30th June 2014
2.70% 1.99%
Fund Launch Date 19/04/2004 17/07/2003
Price as at 31st December 2015 137.22p 157.08p
Estimated Yield as at 31st December 2015
1.53% 1.52%
Fund Facts (as at 31st December 2015) The Investment Mixed Investment 40-85% SharesAssociation Sector
Benchmark FTSE WMA Balanced Index (Total Return)
Fund Size £16,046,282XD Dates 1-Apr, 1-Jul, 1-Oct, 1-JanPayment Dates 31-May, 31-Aug, 30-Nov, last day
of Feb
Holdings as at 31st December 2015
Cash 4.93
UK Equities 25.48Ardevora UK Income CF Miton UK Multi Cap Income Fidelity UK Opps TB Garraway UK Equity Market CF Lindsell Train UK Equity River & Mercantile UK Equity Income
European Equities 14.28BlackRock Continental European Income Schroder European Alpha Income Wisdome tree european small cap dividend iShares EuroStoxx Banks 30-15 ETF
US Equities 7.53Legg Mason US Small Cap Opps AHFM US Enhanced Equity
Japanese Equities 4.84GLG Japan CoreAlpha (Hedged) City Financial Japanese Opps
Other Equities 3.52Polar Capital Global Technology
Alternatives 20.87BlackRock Absolute Return Morgan Stanley 15% UKX/SX5E AutoCall (Oct, 6374.85/2994.2) Barclays 7.6% FTSE AutoCall (Oct, 6376.6) Credit Suisse 9.45% UKX/SPX AutoCall (Nov 6696.6/2048.72) Catco Goldman Sachs L/S risk premia
Bonds 18.55L&G All Stocks Index Linked Gilt Index Victory Park Specialty Lending PIMCO GIS Global Investment Grade Credit PFS TwentyFour Dynamic Bond Jupiter Strategic Bond iShares Global High Yield
Source: City Financial Investment Company Limited
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CHILTERN RAILWAYSChiltern Railways are the main challenger to Virgin Trains on the very competitive Birmingham-London route.
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Introduction
• Retirement Advantage (formerly Stonehaven)
has been a specialist lifetime mortgage
originator and servicer since 2006
• Highly regarded in the industry and winner of
many specialist industry awards
• Acquired by MGM Advantage in 2014, now part
of the Retirement Advantage Group
Distribution
• Retirement Advantage’s products are
distributed through an extensive network of
c.2500 fi nancial intermediaries
• Excellent relationships maintained across the
network as evidenced by exceptional Institute of
Customer Services survey results
• Since acquisition and rebranding, distribution
capabilities have been signifi cantly enhanced
Regulation
• Highly experienced in ensuring all activities
are compliant and has a close and positive
relationship with its regulator, the Financial
Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Member of the Equity Release Council- adhere
to a strict code of conduct
• Active member of the Council of Mortgage
Lenders (CML)- promoting lifetime mortgages
and sharing best practice across lenders
IT Systems
• Systems have been built specifi cally for
the lifetime mortgage market, are unique
and provide end-to-end processing and
administration. They have been built to be
highly scalable
• Automated decision making for more generic
applications, allowing focus on more complex
areas
• Have the ability to o� er 300+ products,
including any bespoke product to match a
specifi c funder’s requirements
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Corporate Governance
• Strong culture of corporate governance,
overseen by management with signifi cant
lifetime mortgage and fi nancial services
experience
• Very low complaint rates, and no complaints
upheld by Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)
in nearly 10 years of trading
• Recently hired FCA pre-eminent expert in
lifetime mortgages as company Head of
Compliance
Products
• Renowned for speed to market in developing
high-margin specialist products
• Focused on customer outcomes to achieve the
optimal solution for customer and asset owner
Servicing
• Retirement Advantage Equity Release provides
Third Party Administration and servicing for
£500m of mortgages and focuses exclusively
on the lifetime mortgage market
• Responsible for managing all customer
activity (such as annual statements, porting,
repayments, complaint handling, moving into
long term care, death of a party and sale of
property)
• Specially trained team to focus on the sensitive
needs of this older audience
• Retirement Advantage acts as a risk mitigant by
ensuring that all activities remain compliant with
latest FCA regulations
Lifetime mortgages
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• Rates vary according to risk
o Retirement Advantage rates currently range
from 6.16% p.a. fi xed for life to 7.28%
• Retirement Advantage’s current interest paying
loan portfolio loan characteristics
o Average loan size c. £70,000
o Average property value c. £295,000
o Average initial loan to value (LTV) 25%
o Average age 65
o 40% pay all of interest for whole of life
• For Interest Select products, there is cashfl ow in
early years, unlike traditional interest roll-up
• Low risk assets (low LTVs, interest paying)
• High yielding
Products depend on your strategy and preferences
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Bespoke products for individual funders
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Lifetime mortgages
This could be achieved by:
• Providing a product targeted specifi cally at
over 75 year olds
• Likely annual redemption rates to be 8-10%
• Indicative average term for the product would
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• There are a number of well documented structural reasons why
this market is expected to grow in the future:
o Changes to pension regulations and poor personal pension
provisioning make lifetime mortgages more common
o Enhanced product design from new funders entering the
market
o Signifi cant numbers of interest-only mortgage customers
reaching the end of term without a repayment vehicle
o Political solution to growing pension crisis of asset rich and
income poor retirees
The Lifetime Mortgage Market today
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Quarterly Advances from Equity Release Council
Lender 2012 £m 2013 £m 2014 £m 2015 £m(estimate)
Aviva 434 401 696 700
Just Retirement 279 382 417 300
Legal & General 0 0 0 200
Retirement Advantage 68 58 52 120
More2Life 125 115 85 100
Pure Retirement N/A N/A 60 75
LV= 89 93 105 70
Hodge Lifetime Unknown Unknown 50 50
Source: Equity Release Council data, Annual report and accounts & Retirement Advantage analysis.
Lifetime mortgages
Retirement Advantage: 4th largest lifetime mortgage provider
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We will look to achieve the following objectives:
• Provide you with a suite of lifetime mortgage
products which complies with your risk appetite
and provides desired volumes, yield and duration
• Bring those products to market, either using your
own brand or the Retirement Advantage brand
• Work with you to ensure the lifetime mortgage
assets qualify for the matching adjustment under
Solvency II if required
• Manage all aspects of potential reputational risk
to your satisfaction
Understanding your requirements and objectives
Lifetime Mortgage Yield:
Lifetime mortgage yields are calculated at a
product level and then combined with product mix
assumptions to obtain an estimate for the yield of
the portfolio.
Components driving the lifetime mortgage yields
used in pricing are:
• Interest rate
• Expense contribution
• Cost of No Negative Equity Guarantee
• Product mix
For annuity providers, to create the annuity
pricing yield:
• Match assets to liabilities
• Combine lifetime mortgages with bond or
other asset cashfl ows to match the projected
annuity liabilities
• Construct new yield curve using combined
asset cashfl ows/yields
• Adjust yield curve to allow for the cost of capital
This method can be used to create a single
yield curve which can be used to assist with
annuity pricing.
Note:
• AERs based on latest prices
• Expenses cover all origination costs, ongoing servicing costs and the cost of No Negative Equity Guarantee (NNEG). They are shown as an indicative annual charge over the life of the loan.
Illustrative examples of calculating Net Yield from Gross Yield
Interest Select Gold
Lump Sum Platinum
Interest (AER) 6.52% 6.97%
Expenses -0.63% -0.74%
Net Yield 5.89% 6.23%
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